DrJohn
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Here are a few photos of our Uncompahgre Mesas archaeological inventory performed back in August & September. I would've posted earlier, but I'm just getting a break from the field with the first snowfall.
Our team surveyed 4,000 acres in the GMUG National Forest to find new archaeological and historic sites, and re-record a handful of previously recorded sites for the Forest Service before they do some prescribed burning.
We camped at Columbine Campground:
This is a beautiful area, and we recorded lots of interesting sites, mostly prehistoric. This area is known for culturally peeled trees. Ute Indians were known to have removed a strip of bark from Ponderosa pine trees for various purposes (inner cambium, sap, etc.). Stone adze marks can be seen at the base of the scars:
Some of our project area was accessed through some fun jeep trail, but most of the areas involved steep hiking:
In addition to the interesting archaeology, there is plenty of natural beauty in the GMUG:
Archaeodog:
I can post more photos of the artifacts found later, but the report is unpublished, so I'll hold off with those.
Finally, a view of the camping situation at night:
Our team surveyed 4,000 acres in the GMUG National Forest to find new archaeological and historic sites, and re-record a handful of previously recorded sites for the Forest Service before they do some prescribed burning.
We camped at Columbine Campground:
This is a beautiful area, and we recorded lots of interesting sites, mostly prehistoric. This area is known for culturally peeled trees. Ute Indians were known to have removed a strip of bark from Ponderosa pine trees for various purposes (inner cambium, sap, etc.). Stone adze marks can be seen at the base of the scars:
Some of our project area was accessed through some fun jeep trail, but most of the areas involved steep hiking:
In addition to the interesting archaeology, there is plenty of natural beauty in the GMUG:
Archaeodog:
I can post more photos of the artifacts found later, but the report is unpublished, so I'll hold off with those.
Finally, a view of the camping situation at night:
